por John Newton - Jun 11 2011

Georgia Governor Nathan Deal signed the Illegal Immigration Reform and Enforcement Act of 2011 into law on May 13, ending months of speculation as to whether or not Georgia lawmakers would follow the lead of Arizona legislators in asserting state control over the presen... Read more >

John Newton - Jun 02 2011

By John Newton Above average. It's a term we embrace when a teacher uses it to describe our children's intelligence but it's not so comforting when weather experts use it to predict the odds that a major hurricane will make landfall along the southeastern US coa... Read more >

John Newton - Jun 02 2011

An elite team of Navy SEALs had already assembled for last month's raid on the Pakistani hideout of Osama bin Laden as art students gathered at Savannah's Forsyth Park to participate in SCAD's 30th Annual Sidewalk Arts Festival. Of course, Nicolas Vargas, a junior at Gr... Read more >

La Voz - Jun 02 2011

Marco Antonio Tapia graduated from Armstrong Atlantic State University last month with a degree in Information Technology. His plans for the future include: Getting married in August to Gabriela Torres and finding a job in networking. After obtaining his master's degree... Read more >

La Voz - Jun 02 2011

(Savannah, Ga., May 18, 2011) Atlanta-based The Goizueta Foundation has awarded Armstrong Atlantic State University an $870,000 grant to continue to support a comprehensive Latino outreach, recruitment, progression and graduation initiative on campus. This is the third ... Read more >

John Newton - Jun 02 2011

Hospice Savannah is a community-based health care organization, certified by Medicare and Medicaid . It provides palliative and end-of-life care to patients regardless of their ability to pay and has achieved many milestones during its 32 years of operation. Its goal is... Read more >

La Voz - Jun 02 2011

Savannah Working against Human Trafficking (SWAHT) will hold a fundraiser fiesta on Sunday, June 26, from noon until 8 pm at Rancho Alegre Restaurant, 402 MLK Blvd. Advance purchase tickets for $20 include an entrée choice (baby sirloin, roast pork, or roast chicken), ... Read more >

John Newton - Jun 02 2011

There are no easy choices for Mexican immigrants who may be considering a return to their homeland. The poverty and lack of job opportunities that originally impelled them to migrate to the US is still prevalent in most Mexican states, but today's violence and the blood... Read more >

La Voz - Jun 02 2011

The Tattnall County Health Departments in Reidsville and Glennville, the Southeast Health District Women, Infants and Children’s Supplemental Nutrition Program (WIC), the University of Georgia Cooperative Extension Service and Farm Fresh Tattnall Farmer Cooperative are ... Read more >

Marta Greenhoe Kaufman - Jun 02 2011

Dear Mr. Newton: I would like to thank you for your article in May’s Voz Latina about the use of Spanish-language interpreters in the Pooler Courts. As your readers have become accustomed, this information will surely help us become fuller participants in our... Read more >